20-22 March 2015 - Big Development Weekend in Germany

06/04/2015 - 06/05/2015

Leaded by 5 German World Rugby Educators and Trainers, the German Rugby Referees Society held 3 courses in parallel from March 20th till March 22nd in Hameln (near Hannover). A total of 50 German referees were involved in the sessions.

- "World Rugby/Rugby Europe Level 2 Officiating" targeted mainly referees from the 1st Division. Despite the required high standards, all 5 participants proved their competences and passed the accreditation process. This required a diary, a match observation report by an CMO and further written homework which required completion prior to the course.

- All 6 participants of the "World Rugby/Rugby Europe Coaching of Match Officials Level 1" course proved their competences and will receive their relevant CMO accreditation.- The biggest of the courses was designed for referees of the 1st and 2nd division. The main focus was on the scrum and the tackle. All participants received their German B-License.The World Rugby licensed Trainers used some sessions to check the performances of the World Rugby licensed educators. These QA-sessions are required for the improvement of the development process and the relicensing of World Rugby licensed Educators